Category : Biomass for Commercial Heating


A Green Future for Phthalic Anhydride: Biomass Boosts Sustainability

The chemical industry is experiencing a significant shift towards sustainability, driven by the need to reduce environmental impact and reliance on fossil fuels. Phthalic anhydride, a key industrial chemical used in the production of plastics, resins, and dyes, is now at the forefront of this...


Cogen India to organize business meet on ‘Integrated Strategy for Harnessing Biomass Potential at Sugar Industries in Madhya Pradesh’

Event Announcement: Cogen India will organize a business meeting on March 21, 2024, at the Radisson Hotel, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Objective: The event aims to discuss strategies for harnessing biomass potential in sugar industries in Madhya Pradesh. Context: The focus is on transforming sugar mills...


Co-firing Biomass Pellets in Thermal Power Plants In India

India is promoting the co-firing of biomass pellets in thermal power plants to reduce carbon emissions and utilize agricultural waste. The Ministry of Power has issued guidelines to thermal power plants for co-firing biomass pellets with coal. This initiative aims to mitigate air pollution from...


EKI Energy Services Establishes Biomass Briquette Plant in Nashik”

EKI Energy Services establishes a biomass briquettes manufacturing plant in Maharashtra, reflecting the company's investment in renewable energy infrastructure to meet the growing demand for sustainable fuel sources. The newly established plant has a production capacity of 1,000 metric tonnes per month, indicating a significant...


NTPC achieves 20 pc torrefied biomass co-firing at the Tanda power plant, Uttar Pradesh

NTPC has accomplished a significant milestone by achieving a 20% co-firing rate of torrefied biomass at its Tanda thermal power plant, demonstrating a substantial integration of renewable biomass fuel into its energy generation process. This achievement underscores NTPC's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and promoting...


EKI Energy Services inaugurates biomass briquettes plant in Nashik to promote green energy.

GHG Reduction Technologies, a subsidiary of EKI Energy Services, has launched a new plant in Nashik, Maharashtra, that produces biomass briquettes from agricultural waste.  Biomass briquettes, made from agri-residue such as sugarcane trash, corn cob, soya husk, tamarind, and pomegranate waste, serve as a substitute...


Capturing the carbon to make “carbon negative” – UK government’s $2.5 Billion bet on Drax.

UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North America. Originally intended...


Biomass drying – Solar-assisted heat pump for feasibility.

JANUARY 2, 2024 The researchers from Finland tested the system in different modes and found that the hybrid mode, which combines solar and heat pump operation, resulted in higher and faster drying rates than the solar-only mode. The experimental system that uses solar thermal energy...


Punjab’s Green Hydrogen Policy Emphasizes Biomass as a Feedstock

Punjab has published a green hydrogen policy that focuses on producing hydrogen from biomass, which is abundant in the state due to its agricultural sector. The policy aims to produce 100,000 t/yr of green hydrogen from biomass gasification and offers various incentives for project developers...


Mitsui & Shell-backed biomass-to-steam company Punjab Renewable seeks to raise ₹150 crore 

Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt Ltd (PRESPL) is a biomass-to-steam company. PRESPL seeks to raise ₹150 crore. The company's existing shareholders, including NEEV Fund (holding 37% stake), Mitsui of Japan (34%), and Shell (13%), may either dilute their stakes or participate in the new funding...